| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Breen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Gavin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Mendes (fresh) 2 stl. C - Hal Farney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Oren Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mo Pyburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bobbie Yoder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 19:06 | S. Dakota St. | Bobbie Yoder misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin clanks a jumper near the basket | 26-27 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney grabs the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Scott | 28-27 |
| 18:01 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes buries a 3 from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott is hacked by Oren Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oren Stewart, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen (SG), Roy Denton (SF), Charles Spalding (PF), Whitney Orem (C) Travis Breen, Carl Gavin, James Mendes, Hal Farney | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (PG), Bryan Hill (SG), Jack Reed (SF), James Allen (PF), Joey Gossage (C) Oren Stewart, Johnny Barnes, Mo Pyburn, Bobbie Yoder, Samuel Fontaine | |
| 17:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Scott and he's hacked by Joey Gossage - foul #3 on Joey Gossage, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG) David Scott | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine (C) Joey Gossage | |
| 17:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:30 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Reed connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Sean Thomas takes the ball from Jerrod Toribio in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 17:12 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill is hacked by Charles Spalding - foul #2 on Charles Spalding, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 16:49 | S. Dakota St. | James Allen misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cory Cohen - foul #1 on Cory Cohen, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 16:49 | S. Dakota St. | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:49 | S. Dakota St. | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Reed is called for the reach on Cory Cohen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Reed, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Whitney Orem misses long on a turnaround from close range | 31-34 |
| 16:18 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 15:56 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 15:55 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Jerrod Toribio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Cohen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roy Denton (fresh) PF - Charles Spalding (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Whitney Orem (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Sean Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bryan Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Fontaine (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-34 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roy Denton pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Allen steps in front of the Whitney Orem pass | 31-34 |
| 15:04 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott (PG), Travis Breen (SG), Carl Gavin (SF), James Mendes (PF), Hal Farney (C) Jerrod Toribio, Cory Cohen, Roy Denton, Charles Spalding, Whitney Orem | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart (PG), Johnny Barnes (SG), Mo Pyburn (SF), Bobbie Yoder (PF), Joey Gossage (C) Sean Thomas, Bryan Hill, Jack Reed, James Allen, Samuel Fontaine | |
| 14:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney loses the dribble to Mo Pyburn | 31-34 |
| 14:15 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage is called for 5 seconds | 31-34 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 13:57 | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 13:43 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Gavin | 33-34 |
| 12:47 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn knocks in the shot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 33-36 |
| 12:20 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 12:07 | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart is whistled for a carry | 33-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG), Cory Cohen (SG), Roy Denton (SF), Charles Spalding (PF), Whitney Orem (C) David Scott, Travis Breen, Carl Gavin, James Mendes, Hal Farney | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (PG), Bryan Hill (SG), Jack Reed (SF), James Allen (PF), Samuel Fontaine (C) Oren Stewart, Johnny Barnes, Mo Pyburn, Bobbie Yoder, Joey Gossage | |
| 11:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio is fouled on the floor by Jack Reed - foul #3 on Jack Reed, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Jerrod Toribio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Cohen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roy Denton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Spalding (fresh) 2 reb. C - Whitney Orem (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Sean Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bryan Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Fontaine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 11:00 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-36 |
| 10:59 | S. Dakota St. | James Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 10:53 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Cory Cohen | 33-36 |
| 10:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roy Denton's pass is intercepted by Samuel Fontaine in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott (PG), Harold Carpenter (PF) Jerrod Toribio, Charles Spalding | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes (SG) Bryan Hill | |
| 10:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Reed steps in front of the Cory Cohen pass in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 10:35 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Reed | 33-38 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen misses the turnaround in the lane | 33-38 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Whitney Orem tips it in | 35-38 |
| 10:07 | S. Dakota St. | James Allen is called for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen (SG) Cory Cohen | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart (PG), Mo Pyburn (SF), Joey Gossage (C) Sean Thomas, Jack Reed, Samuel Fontaine | |
| 09:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 09:48 | S. Dakota St. | James Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 09:29 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Whitney Orem buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Joey Gossage - foul #4 on Joey Gossage, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG), Travis Breen (SG), Carl Gavin (SF), James Mendes (PF) David Scott, Ricky Dineen, Roy Denton, Harold Carpenter | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (PG), Bryan Hill (SG), Jack Reed (SF), Bobbie Yoder (PF), Samuel Fontaine (C) Oren Stewart, Johnny Barnes, Mo Pyburn, James Allen, Joey Gossage | |
| 09:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Whitney Orem makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 08:45 | S. Dakota St. | Bobbie Yoder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney (C) Whitney Orem | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 08:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin hits a wide open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Travis Breen | 40-38 |
| 08:00 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 07:58 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Fontaine | 40-38 |
| 07:53 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Jerrod Toribio - foul #1 on Jerrod Toribio, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Spalding (PF) James Mendes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes (SG), Mo Pyburn (SF), Joey Gossage (C) Bryan Hill, Jack Reed, Samuel Fontaine | |
| 07:53 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 07:53 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 07:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Spalding snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio is hacked by Sean Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Thomas, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart (PG) Sean Thomas | |
| 07:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joey Gossage steals the ball from Carl Gavin | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Jerrod Toribio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Breen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Gavin (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Charles Spalding (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hal Farney (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Oren Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mo Pyburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Bobbie Yoder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Gossage (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Oren Stewart is called for the reach on Jerrod Toribio in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oren Stewart, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen (SG), Ricky Dineen (SF) Travis Breen, Carl Gavin | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Allen (PF) Bobbie Yoder | |
| 07:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 07:12 | S. Dakota St. | James Allen gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 06:50 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Cory Cohen - foul #2 on Cory Cohen, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott (PG), Roy Denton (SF), Whitney Orem (C) Jerrod Toribio, Ricky Dineen, Hal Farney | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (PG), Jack Reed (SG), Samuel Fontaine (C) Oren Stewart, Johnny Barnes, Joey Gossage | |
| 06:50 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 06:50 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 06:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen's pass is intercepted by Mo Pyburn | 40-41 |
| 06:22 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Reed banks in the layup on a great pass from Mo Pyburn | 40-43 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 05:34 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas's pass is intercepted by David Scott | 42-43 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott banks in the layup | 44-43 |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota St. | James Allen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Thomas | 44-46 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Samuel Fontaine - foul #2 on Samuel Fontaine, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin (SF), James Mendes (PF), Hal Farney (C) Roy Denton, Charles Spalding, Whitney Orem | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart (PG), Bryan Hill (SG), Bobbie Yoder (PF), Joey Gossage (C) Sean Thomas, Jack Reed, James Allen, Samuel Fontaine | |
| 05:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:45 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Oren Stewart | 45-49 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bobbie Yoder denies the turnaround by Hal Farney | 45-49 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 04:05 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 04:03 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 03:46 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage connects on the jumper in the paint | 47-51 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott is hacked by Oren Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oren Stewart, team foul #9 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen (SG) Cory Cohen | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes (SG), James Allen (SF) Bryan Hill, Mo Pyburn | |
| 03:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:43 | S. Dakota St. | Bobbie Yoder gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 03:24 | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 03:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney grabs the board | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Breen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Gavin (fresh) 13 pts. PF - James Mendes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Hal Farney (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Oren Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Johnny Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bobbie Yoder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Gossage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Gavin | 50-51 |
| 02:38 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes is hacked by James Mendes - foul #2 on James Mendes, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG), Roy Denton (SF), Charles Spalding (PF), Whitney Orem (C) David Scott, Carl Gavin, James Mendes, Hal Farney | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (PG), Jack Reed (SF), Samuel Fontaine (C) Oren Stewart, Bobbie Yoder, Joey Gossage | |
| 02:23 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Whitney Orem snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Whitney Orem gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen is fouled on the floor by Samuel Fontaine - foul #3 on Samuel Fontaine, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott (PG), Carl Gavin (SF), James Mendes (PF), Hal Farney (C) Jerrod Toribio, Roy Denton, Charles Spalding, Whitney Orem | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart (PG), Mo Pyburn (SF), Bobbie Yoder (PF) Sean Thomas, Jack Reed, James Allen | |
| 01:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:15 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-51 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Bobbie Yoder - foul #2 on Bobbie Yoder, team foul #11 | 52-51 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:58 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:31 | S. Dakota St. | Bobbie Yoder is hacked by James Mendes - foul #3 on James Mendes, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 00:21 | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Bobbie Yoder and he's hacked by James Mendes - foul #4 on James Mendes, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:21 | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart misses the free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Scott | 54-53 |
| 00:08 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota St. | The short jumper by Oren Stewart is denied by Hal Farney | 54-53 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes gets the rebound | 54-53 |